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When a girl goes missing in the quiet town of Stain’d‑by‑the Sea, young apprentice Lemony Snicket and his chaperone are hired to investigate. As they sift through rumours—whether she fled, was abducted, or simply vanished in public—Snicket wrestles with the right questions to uncover the truth. The case turns into a humorous yet determined search for the vanished child amid the town’s secrets.
First publish date: 2013
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Adventure
Authors: Lemony Snicket
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